Evaluation of The Psychology Place: A Web-Based Instructional Tool for Psychology Courses

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of the commercial Web site, The Psychology Place ( http://psychologyplace.com ) in helping students learn course material in an introductory psychology course. This site consists of linked pages that contain tutorials, readings, and links to relevant sites. All participants in this study attended conventional course lecture. In addition, half of the participants completed assignments from this Web site. Students who completed assignments from The Psychology Place and attended lecture demonstrated better understanding and retention of course material than students who had only attended lecture. This finding is noteworthy for instructors because incorporating this site into a course was minimally time consuming.